AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

Twin piston light utility transport, also available in turboprop version BN2T

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
BNG BN2 Project Fresson	1980 / 1980		Electric version developed by Cranfield Aerospace
Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Islander	2023 /		Larger version of piston variant, with an increased MTOW of 8,500lbs.

Recent news

• 30/01/2024:  Press Release:  Loganair and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions set sights on debuting world's first operational hydrogen-electric Britten-Norman Islander in Kirkwall by 2027
• 08/12/2023:  Press Release:  Cranfield Aerospace Solutions' pipeline reaches over 1300 hydrogen fuel cell powerplants as it secures letter of intent from Dronamics, the world's first cargo drone airline
• 28/09/2023:  NEWS:  UK production of Islander begins at Britten-Norman
• 03/08/2023:  NEWS:  Refurbished Cranfield hangar provides space for R&D
• 06/06/2023:  Press Release:  Genesys receives autopilot STC on Britten-Norman Islander

View full news archive for the Britten-Norman BN2 Islander.

See recent updates (latest 30/01/2024)

Operations data

For detailed information about current charter operators, maintenance and training providers, and completions services for this aircraft, please consult our sister publication Business Air News: Britten Norman BN-2 Islander